W&L WOMEN'S LACROSSE RANKED 14TH IN PRESEASON

Feb 12, 2003

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's lacrosse team
has received a No. 14 ranking in the IWLCA NCAA Division III
preseason poll which was announced on Wednesday morning.

Defending national champ Middlebury earned the preseason No. 1
spot, followed by Amherst, The College of New Jersey, William
Smith, St. Mary's, Williams, Mary Washington, Gettysburg, Union,
Cortland, Ithaca, Rowan, Drew and Washington and Lee. The top 20 is
rounded out by Colby, Franklin & Marshall, Ursinus, Salisbury,
Bates and Bowdoin.

Last season the Generals compiled an 11-6 record overall, 7-1 in
the ODAC. They reached the ODAC title game before dropping a 12-11
decision to Randolph-Macon in overtime.

W&L welcomes back two Second Team All-South Region
performers, senior attacker Leslie Bogart (Wilton, Conn./Wilton)
and senior defender Sarah Janowitz (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright).
Bogart and Janowitz, along with junior midfielder and Second Team
All-ODAC honoree Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle), will
lead the Generals as they aim for their first appearance in the
NCAA Tournament since the 2001 season.

W&L will get its 2003 season underway on Thu., Feb. 27, when
it plays at Sweet Briar (4:00 pm).